If you think your girlfriend's resistance to being exposed to anything critical of Mormonism sounds cult-like, you are right. He will have to be okay with being thought not good enough to help in circumstances in which you believe that priesthood power is needed. Mormonism, like many extreme religions, often stunts the growth of its members. Plus there's a lot of things we didn't get taught growing up that are slowly coming out through the Internet. I dated many LDS guys before him. My Buddhist husband likes Mormons and even going to church. I learned to read by reading the Book of Mormon. It sounds like if we were to have a happy ending, it wouldn't be quite so happy because of how we raise our kids or how the rest of the family would treat me forever We'll discuss it again in more depth now that I have a few specific concerns about what our future together might look like. Dude just to summarize what I think is the majority of the comments.


I tell her there's no pressure and we'll just see how things play out. I intend to spend some quality time in the temple, with my bishop, and with close family and friends as I think and pray my way through this decision, but I would also value your insights into this. But the lies sting some people.
If I catch you in the back seat trying to pick her locks, I'm going to send you back to mother in a card board box. You are commenting using your Facebook account. If you have a literal belief that you need to have a temple marriage to go to the celestial kingdom, you will always keep a secret desire to convert your spouse.
I realize that the answers to many of these questions may be different for every family, and that we need to continue to discuss them more as a couple as we continue to think about our future. You will be kept abreast of political changes within the church that regulate your wife's behavior -- you are probably already aware of several rules she follows. And he is reading one of my favorite Buddhist-based books, in an effort to understand my beliefs. This means first being clear that you want to go on a date.